The #RockingMotherhood tag had been doing the rounds for a few months now ever since the lovely Pat at White Camelias published a post listing 10 reasons she was rocking this motherhood gig. It was such a popular post she started the tag so that other mums could celebrate their wins too.

I have been a huge fan of this tag since day one. We are all so good at putting ourselves down and focussing on all things we might be doing wrong as parents that we never really take the time to sit back and think, actually, you know what, I’m doing pretty damn well.

I was tagged to take part about 5 weeks ago now by the fantastic Susie at This Is Me Know (look out for a future collaboration with this lovely lady!). It was hard to come up with 10 reasons though so I kept putting it off. Finally, after giving myself a good talking to, I sat my butt down and wrote the post.

So here it is, 10 reasons why I’m rocking motherhood:

I give my kids the freedom to make their own decisions, from what they want to wear to what we have to eat. I may give them a few options to choose from though otherwise we’d be walking round naked eating chocolate all day.

We have regular days out exploring local forests, castles and parks and I’m happy to let the kids lead the way.

I spend all day every day with L while M is at school, so I make a special effort to make sure he gets one on one time too. As soon as the youngest is in bed, I give the next hour over to my son and do whatever he wants. We usually snuggle up on the couch and watch a program for half an hour then either play a game or read a book. Every few months I also arrange for L to spend the day with her Grandparents and take M out for the day just the two of us. We usually go to Pizza Hut and the cinema.

The past four years my son has had a themed birthday party (hot wheels, minecraft, lego, star wars) and I hand-made invitations and created themed party food. This always gets me serious mummy points.

I’m happy to let them get muddy and have fun when we are out, whether its rolling down hills or jumping in muddy puddles.

I let my son loose in the kitchen to do ‘experiments’. This basically involves mixing all sorts of random ingredients in a big jug and adding food colouring. The result is truly disgusting but he loves it.

I’m often told that my son has great manners and is so polite. L is getting there too and is already quite good with her p’s and q’s. I must be doing something right.

I always make time for reading stories.

So there you have it, my 10 reasons why I’m rocking motherhood. Once I got started it actually wasn’t as hard as I thought. Now I’m going to tag some other lovely ladies to explore why they are rocking motherhood too.

You most certainly sound like you’re rocking motherhood my lovely – keep up the excellent work mama and be proud of all you do and have achieved! Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub with this xoxoTalya recently posted…GUEST POST: 7 surprising benefits of yoga in pregnancy

Love these reasons – especially the letting him get in the kitchen and do his experiments, something I’m not sure I’d let Alfie do! Although he is getting a mud kitchen for his birthday, so he can make all the mess he likes out there! #coolmumclub

Morning cuddles are the best. I love the sound of the dance parties and the themed birthday parties. The experiments in the kitchen sound like fun too – I’m not quite brave enough to let my girls loose there but I’m with you on letting them explore and get muddy. I love this tag, it’s such a brilliant way to encourage us to look at the things we’re doing right. #coolmumclub

I love the sound of the kitchen experiments – I can imagine the mess but also the big smiles! I’d love to see my son get all muddy – sadly I seem to have the only toddler in the world who hates mud and mess! At least it saves on all the cleaning afterwards I suppose! Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLoveKaty – Hot Pink Wellingtons recently posted…The Pregnancy Diaries: Week 27

Ha ha, not at all. My son always hated getting dirty, wouldn’t touch mud, or paint or even sand! He’s mostly over it now judging by the state of his clothes when he gets in from school, but he still hates it on his hands. My daughter is the exact opposite and loves getting dirty x

I love this tag, so nice to see mums acknowledging all the things we do right! Sounds like you’re absolutely rocking it, and love how much you let your children take the lead and make their own choices. x #TheListMadeline (This Glorious Life) recently posted…3 ways school French lessons prepare you for parenthood

These are 10 really good reasons for #rockingmotherhood. 2 and 4 make for fun times and it’s so important to let the kids make decisions and lead when possible. I wish I could claim I have polite children – I am still constantly saying ‘what’s that magic word’?! Look forward to finding out more about your and Susie’s collaboration. #ablogginggoodtime xxHayley@ Mission: Mindfulness recently posted…Brain Awareness Week Post: Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity

I know what you mean I found it hard to come up with my ten, but once I started thinking about it I quickly got to ten. It made me think maybe I’m not as bad at this mum thing as I think I am!! You are definitely rocking motherhood and your children are lucky to have you. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLoveLaura – dear bear and beany recently posted…Living Arrows 12/52 {2017}

You are definitely rocking motherhood! I particularly love that you let your little one have free range in the kitchen and mix whatever he likes. I’d forgotten it now, but I think my parents used to let us do the same thing and it was such fun 🙂 Great post, thanks for sharing it on #MarvMondays. Emily

I love this tag too and felt better about my abilities after writing mine! Love your reasons, especially the experimenting! Thanks so much for linking this up to #DreamTeam! 🙂Mrs Lighty recently posted…#DreamTeam Linky – Week 47

Great read, brilliant idea because as women we tend to OVERTHINK the bad stuff and make ourselves feel bad simply by overthinking…its madness…We blugeon ourselves with that good aul parenting guilt stick, so I LOVE this idea, delighted I read this and discovered #RockingMotherhood. Thanks a mil xxx

Great post. I think we need to remember how we are rocking it even on days when we feel like we aren’t. Were doing the best for our kids and that’s whats important. I love number 3 which I should start doing with Master 7.

Some awesome reasons! You are a fab mum for letting your son mix random stuff together too. I think I will need to become a little more relaxed about that sort of thing as my daughter gets older! I’m glad you managed to get to 10 easier than you thought – guess that’s the point of it, to make us realise how fab we all are! #FamilyFunAngela Watling recently posted…Can I have it all or has something got to give?

Having three now it’s so hard to make sure they all get one on one time too – I really have to make an effort to make sure it happens too! #thelistlinkyCrummy Mummy recently posted…Why I’ve written off my 30s

This is my first time seeing this tag! Love it! I’ve only ever really “done up” one birthday party with the themed food and games, but it was AWESOME! A Star Wars party. My kids like bed it!Nicole recently posted…Not exactly a fair fight

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